by NKP
My son has gone to war –
I can’t believe it’s true
They say I can’t know where he’s at
Or how to write or talk to him
He’s disappeared into hazy combat
He’s in some country in a far off land
Living in a tent
He’s fighting for his country but
No one knows where he went
But the music here at home plays on
And the people laugh and dance the same
Do they know my son’s life’s at stake?
Do they understand the risk he takes?
Why can’t they see this weight I carry
This burden we are bearing?
They are free to do as they please,
Wouldn’t you think they’d be more caring?
Does anyone really care?
News tells of war and captives – as if they’re strangers
Do people forget that they are there -
That their lives are still in danger?
I feel it every day
Whether I go here or there
It doesn’t seem to make a difference
Wherever I go – I seem to stare.
My son has chosen the hard path for his life,
But will he be honored for it?
Will his country know he’s helped to change the world?
Or even realize that they are ‘happy now’ because of it?
People take their freedoms for granted
They come and go as they please.
They are free to worship God, free speech, free press
Most anything they wish can be done with ease
I feel it now and hope I never forget it
For if YOUR son ever goes to war
YOU would feel it too and only hope
You live to never regret it.
It would be nice if he could be ‘thanked’
For putting his life on the line for his fellow-man
But most people don’t think about that
Only that they are “Proud to be an American”.
When will he come home?
Nobody knows!
He can’t tell me because they can’t tell him
And you live in a zone of ’unknowns’.
Why am I a mother who cares?
The world tries to teach you not to –
Money is all that matters to most
Drop your kid off at daycare, don’t be bothered.
The world will teach him its ways
He’ll find love eventually someday – they say
The earth just spins round, you can’t change it,
While you join the crowd that’s living “to just make it”.
BUT –
My son has gone to war
And I believe he makes a difference
To change this fast paced world of ours
Into a ‘people-come-first’ and are ‘worth it’ significance
God proved to me when he sent His son to the cross
That life requires sacrifice and sharing
For my son and me – we know what’s real
And that His love is revealed through caring.
So – life is worth living, IF you are willing to die –
To die to self and for what you believe in.
Our democracy gives us the freedom to choose -
To choose God, life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness.
MY SON IS AT WAR – I’m so proud of him!
God cares for us – so we care for them.
(And that’s all that really matters).
You see God gave first, Christ changed our hearts
And now we have reason for living.(and dying)
